US Patent Issued to Canon on May 27 for "Photoelectric conversion apparatus having avalanche diodes, system and movable body" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,624, issued on May 27, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Photoelectric conversion apparatus having avalanche diodes, system and movable body" was invented by Kazuhiro Morimoto (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of avalanche diodes and a light shielding portion. The plurality of avalanche diodes is disposed in a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The light shielding portion has an opening. The light shielding portion covers at least part of the first surface. Each of the plurality of avalanche diodes include...